NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.(NYSE: AFB) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of December 31, 2011.


                                 AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

    Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings
                                                                                              Portfolio %
    1) Texas Trnsp Comm   Series 07  5.00%,  4/01/23                                                 3.37%
    2) Wayne State Univ MI   Series 2009  5.00%,                                                     2.51%
    11/15/29
    3) Chicago IL O'Hare Intl Arpt (O'hare Intl Arpt)                                                2.14%
    NPFGC Series A  5.375%,  1/01/32
    4) Wisconsin Hlth & Ed Fac Auth (Ministry Health                                                 1.95%
    Care, Inc.) NPFGC Series 02A  5.25%,  2/15/32
    5) Bexar Cnty TX HFC MFHR (Doral Club & Sutton                                                   1.71%
    House Apts) NPFGC Series 01A  5.55%,  10/01/36
    6) Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY     5.00%,                                                     1.67%
    1/01/26
    7) New York NY Trnsl Fin Auth   Series 2011B                                                     1.65%
    5.00%,  2/01/26
    8) Univ of Illinois     AGM Series 07A     5.25%,                                                1.64%
    10/01/26
    9) Indianapolis IN Loc Bond Bank     NPFGC Series
     2A                                                                                              1.46%
    5.25%,  7/01/33 (Prerefunded/ETM)
    10) Twenty Fifth Ave Pptys WA (Univ of WA Dorm                                                   1.39%
    25th Ave) NPFGC Series 02  5.25%,  6/01/33

    Sector/Industry Breakdown
                                                                                              Portfolio %
    Revenue
        Health Care - Not-for-Profit                                                                 7.89%
        Airport                                                                                      7.87%
        Water & Sewer                                                                                6.47%
        Higher Education - Public                                                                    4.58%
        Revenue - Miscellaneous                                                                      3.82%
        Industrial Development - Utility                                                             2.49%
        Toll Roads/Transit                                                                           1.94%
        Higher Education - Private                                                                   1.74%
        Industrial Development - Industry                                                            1.64%
        Industrial Development - Airline                                                             1.35%
        Electric Utility                                                                             1.13%
        Primary/Secondary Ed. - Private                                                              0.84%
        Health Care - Municipal                                                                      0.79%
        Senior Living                                                                                0.79%
        Prepay Energy                                                                                0.60%
        Primary/Secondary Ed. - Public                                                               0.47%
    SUBTOTAL                                                                                        44.41%
    Tax Supported
        Special Tax                                                                                 12.36%
        Local G.O.                                                                                   5.84%
        State G.O.                                                                                   4.84%
        Assessment District                                                                          4.66%
        Tax-Supported Local Lease                                                                    3.35%
        Tax-Supported State Lease                                                                    2.36%
        State Lease                                                                                  1.64%
    SUBTOTAL                                                                                        35.05%
    Prerefunded/ETM                                                                                 10.56%
    Asset-Backed
        Housing - Multi-Family                                                                       3.61%
        Housing - Single Family                                                                      1.27%
        Student Loan                                                                                 1.10%
    SUBTOTAL                                                                                         5.98%
    Insured/Guaranteed
        Insured                                                                                      2.52%
        Guaranteed                                                                                   1.48%
    SUBTOTAL                                                                                         4.00%
    Total                                                                                          100.00%

    State Breakdown
                                                                                              Portfolio %
    Texas                                                                                           20.48%
    California                                                                                      11.72%
    New York                                                                                         9.33%
    Illinois                                                                                         7.58%
    Florida                                                                                          6.39%
    Michigan                                                                                         4.26%
    Washington                                                                                       4.13%
    Alabama                                                                                          3.42%
    Wisconsin                                                                                        3.11%
    Colorado                                                                                         2.71%
    Louisiana                                                                                        2.58%
    Indiana                                                                                          1.90%
    Nevada                                                                                           1.75%
    Pennsylvania                                                                                     1.70%
    Oregon                                                                                           1.52%
    Alaska                                                                                           1.48%
    Tennessee                                                                                        1.46%
    Puerto Rico                                                                                      1.40%
    Hawaii                                                                                           1.39%
    South Carolina                                                                                   1.35%
    Virginia                                                                                         1.22%
    Massachusetts                                                                                    1.10%
    Arizona                                                                                          1.02%
    Ohio                                                                                             0.93%
    Rhode Island                                                                                     0.84%
    New Jersey                                                                                       0.80%
    New Hampshire                                                                                    0.73%
    North Carolina                                                                                   0.61%
    Mississippi                                                                                      0.57%
    District of Columbia                                                                             0.51%
    Missouri                                                                                         0.48%
    North Dakota                                                                                     0.38%
    Georgia                                                                                          0.36%
    Utah                                                                                             0.21%
    Arkansas                                                                                         0.18%
    Kansas                                                                                           0.18%
    Minnesota                                                                                        0.17%
    Iowa                                                                                             0.05%
    Total Investments                                                                              100.00%

    Credit Quality Breakdown
                                                                                              Portfolio %
        AAA                                                                                         21.10%
        AA                                                                                          27.09%
        A                                                                                           23.29%
        BBB                                                                                         13.50%
        B                                                                                            0.41%
        Not Rated                                                                                    4.05%
        Pre-refunded Bonds                                                                          10.56%
        Total Investments                                                                          100.00%

    Portfolio Statistics:
        AMT Percentage:                                                                             18.72%
        Average Coupon:                                                                              5.67
        Percentage of Leverage:
            Bank Borrowing:                                                                          0.00%
            Investment Operations:                                                                   1.13%
            Preferred Stock:                                                                        36.69%
            Tender Option Bonds:                                                                     6.48%
            Term Asset-Backed Loans Facility (TALF):                                                 0.00%
            Total Fund Leverage:                                                                  44.30%*
        Average Maturity:                                                                      4.77 Years
        Effective Duration:                                                                    4.73 Years
        Total Net Assets:                                                               $660.14 Million**
        Common Stock Net Asset Value:                                                              $14.56
        Number of Holdings:                                                                           204

* The total percentage of leverage constitutes 6.48% through the use of tender option bonds, 36.69% in issued and outstanding preferred
stock and 1.13% in investment operations, which may include the use of certain portfolio management techniques such as credit default swaps, dollar rolls, negative cash, reverse repurchase agreements and when-issued securities.

** Includes 242,225,000 of preferred stock at liquidation value.

The foregoing portfolio characteristics are as of the date indicated and can be expected to change. The Fund is a closed-end U.S.-
registered management investment company advised by AllianceBernstein L. P.

SOURCE AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.